Denial of service in SIPROTEC 4 and Siprotec Compact - CVE-2016-7113
Published: July 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7383
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7113
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SIPROTEC 4
Siprotec Compact
SIPROTEC 4
Siprotec Compact
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The weakness exists due to an error in the EN100 Ethernet module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP packets to TCP port 80 and cause the device to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
The weakness exists due to an error in the EN100 Ethernet module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP packets to TCP port 80 and cause the device to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7113
Update SIPROTEC 4 to version 4.29.
Update SIPROTEC Compact to version 4.29.
Update SIPROTEC Compact to version 4.29.